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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A = B * C + D, Can I minus C from both sides?

Parth (parthkohli):

No...

OpenStudy (eyust707):

nope

OpenStudy (eyust707):

thats against the rules of algebra!

Parth (parthkohli):

What do you have to solve for?

OpenStudy (eyust707):

minus the D!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can only minus B * C together or divide those two by B or C only right?

OpenStudy (eyust707):

since it has a plus sign you can do that

Parth (parthkohli):

If you have a multiplication sign, then you must divide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or minus both right?

Parth (parthkohli):

yes Leaper

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B*C is one term?

OpenStudy (eyust707):

yes!

Parth (parthkohli):

Yes, you can put it in parentheses

Parth (parthkohli):

BODMAS says so

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you can minus entire terms, add them, divide or multiply them but you can not take them apart right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But in this case I can only minus B*C from both sides or divide by B or C to isolate B or C right?

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